Dr' Seuss

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Join Us In Celebrating Dr. Seusss Birthday!
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Dr. Seuss
The Man Behind The Books
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Theodor Seuss Geisel

• Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Seuss Geisel in
  Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904.
• As a young boy, he enjoyed drawing things as he
  saw in his mind, not as they were in real life.

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Fact Is Stranger Than Fiction

• Began his career creating ads for Flit, a
  division of Standard Oil
• Used his middle name as writing name, putting Dr.
  in front of it, as his father always wanted him
  to be a doctor.

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And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street

• Was rejected by 29 publishers before it was
  accepted
• Was Dr. Seusss first book published
• Published in 1937

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Bartholomew and the Oobleck

• Published in 1949
• Was a Caldecott Honor Book Award

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How Many Words Does It Take?

• John Hershey, author of article criticizing the
  Dick and Jane books as being boring, challenged
  Dr. Seuss to write a book using a list of 223
  Dolch reading words.

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The Cat In The Hat

• Published in 1957, using only 220 of the words.
• Launched a whole line of Beginner Books, some of
  which he illustrated
• Also wrote The Cat In The Hat Comes Back

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Who Is That Famous Cat?
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, what are
the words worth?
How about 1 for each word?
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Green Eggs and Ham

• Written using only 50 words as the result of a
  50 bet between Dr. Seuss and Bennett Cerf in
  1960.

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How The Grinch Stole Christmas
The holiday classic that touches even the
hardest of hearts!
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The Lorax

• The Lorax is one of Seusss attempts to make us
  see how to make the world a better place to live.

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Dr. Seusss Accomplishments

• Winner of 1984 Pulitzer Prize
• Three Academy Awards
• Author and illustrator of 44 childrens books

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Time To Think
What other books and characters do you know?
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Oh, The Places Youll Go
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Dr. Seuss, We Remember You!
Dr. Seuss died on September 24, 1991, at the age
of 87.
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